Audy-Marchessault, McElhinney Named to AHL All-Star Teams

Published on April 11, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release


Springfield, Mass. - The American Hockey League announced on Thursday that Springfield Falcons left wing Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and goaltender Curtis McElhinney have been named to the 2012-13 AHL All-Star Teams.

Audy-Marchessault was selected to the AHL First All-Star Team. A second-year pro, Audy-Marchessault is tied for second in the league with a Springfield-best 63 points (20g-43a) in 69 appearances this season. He was named the CCM/AHL Player of the Month for January, tallying 17 points (8g-9a) in 12 games to begin the 2013 calendar year. Audy-Marchessault registered his first-career hat trick on Jan. 15 in Manchester and made his NHL debut with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 31. The 22-year-old from Quebec City, Quebec strung together a season-high seven-game point streak from Jan. 6 to 20, accumulating 14 points (7g-7a) during that stretch.

McElhinney was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team. The eighth-year pro leads the league with a Falcons all-time record nine shutouts, the most ever recorded in one year by a goaltender in the 70-year history of AHL hockey in Springfield. He was named the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month for October and the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 11. McElhinney is fourth in the league with a .924 save percentage, is ninth with a 2.25 goals-against average, and is third with 28 victories. This marks the second selection to the AHL Second All-Star Team for McElhinney, a 29-year-old resident of Denver, Colo. He also received the honor during his second pro season of 2006-07 while playing with the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights.

Both Audy-Marchessault and McElhinney participated in their second AHL All-Star Classic this past January. Audy-Marchessault, a starter in this year's game, recorded a goal while McElhinney led all netminders with 15 saves on 16 shots in the second period.

Audy-Marchessault is the fifth player in Falcons history to be named to the AHL First All-Star Team. McElhinney is the fourth to be selected to the AHL Second All-Star Team.

The All-Star Teams were voted on by players, coaches, and media in each of the league's 30 member cities. Below are this year's All-Star Teams:

2012-13 AHL First All-Star Team

G - Niklas Svedberg, Providence Bruins (45gp, 34-8-2, 2.18gaa, .924sv%, 4so)

D - Justin Schultz, Oklahoma City Barons (34gp, 18+3048pts., +8, 7 PPG, 3 GWG)

D - Sami Vatanen, Norfolk Admirals (59gp, 8+3644pts., +1, 4 PPG, 2 GWG)

LW - Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, Springfield Falcons (68gp, 20+4363pts., +19, 9 PPG)

C - Tyler Johnson, Syracuse Crunch (59gp, 32+2558pts., +25, 11 PPG)

RW - Gustav Nyquist, Grand Rapids Griffins (58gp, 23+3760pts., +10, 9 PPG)

2012-13 AHL Second All-Star Team

G - Curtis McElhinney, Springfield Falcons (46gp, 28-14-3, 2.25gaa, .924sv%, 9so)

D - Mark Barberio, Syracuse Crunch (70gp, 8+3240pts., +7, 23 PP pts.)

D - Adam Clendening, Rockford IceHogs (69gp, 7+3643pts., +14, 22 PP pts.)

LW - Matt Fraser, Texas Stars (62gp, 33+1346pts., +13, 17 PPG)

C - Jeff Taffe, Hershey Bears (67gp, 18+4664pts., 23 PP pts.)

RW - Brett Connolly, Syracuse Crunch (67gp, 27+3057pts., +15, 8 PPG, 7 GWG)

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